Topsoe, a global leader in advanced energy transition technology, has been selected as the ammonia technology licensor for ACWA’s Yanbu Green Hydrogen Project, a major step in Saudi Arabia’s green hydrogen ambitions.
Topsoe’s technology will convert green hydrogen produced at the Yanbu facility into ammonia. The company will also provide engineering, proprietary equipment, and catalysts to Sinopec and Técnicas Reunidas, the joint recipients of the project’s FEED (Front-End Engineering Design) contract.
The deal strengthens the strategic partnership between Topsoe and ACWA, enabling industrial-scale green ammonia production using Topsoe’s dynamic ammonia technology.
Yassir Ghiyati, CCO at Topsoe, said:
"We are happy to expand our collaboration with ACWA on their impressive project. Green ammonia plays a critical role in reducing emissions from energy-intensive industries and long-distance transportation. We need to deploy decarbonization solutions on a global scale, and ACWA's project will be able to deliver a strong contribution.”
Driss Berraho, EVP Business Development Green Hydrogen at ACWA, added:
"As one of Saudi Arabia’s leading enablers of the green hydrogen economy, ACWA is developing full-scale, utility-level facilities. Our collaboration with Topsoe at the Yanbu Green Hydrogen Project will convert competitive renewable-energy into green hydrogen-based fuels, including green ammonia, at industrial scale."
"This development strengthens the hydrogen corridors that will connect competitive renewable resources with global demand centres and contribute to achieving the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 industrial transformation.”
The Yanbu Green Ammonia Project is designed for GW-scale green hydrogen production. Under the licensing agreement, the first mega-scale green ammonia units in Yanbu will have a capacity of 2,700 metric tons per day (MTPD), with plans to replicate the model in future units.
Green ammonia is emerging as a key tool in the global net-zero transition. It can be transported using existing infrastructure and serves multiple purposes—not only as a fuel or hydrogen carrier but also in decarbonizing heavy industries like steel and cement production.
